Up-and-down (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. moving alternately up and down: the up-and-down swing of levers; an up-and-down tune.
  2. having an uneven surface: up-and-down countryside.
  3. changeable: up-and-down luck.
  4. perpendicular or nearly so: a straight up-and-down hillside.
adjective
  1. moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards
  2. very steep; vertical
adverb, preposition up and down
  1. backwards and forwards (along)
Up-and-down (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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